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| Carl Chapple Art Education 1987–1988 Art Foundation, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford 1988-1992 BA (Hons) Fine Art (painting), St Martin’s School of Art, London Solo Exhibitions 2007 Twelve paintings, The Senedd, Cardiff 2006 The Museum of Modern Art, Cymru, Machynlleth (supported by ACW) 2008 Denise Yapp Contemporary Art, Monmouth 2010 Paintings from Life, Wales Millennium Centre 2011 Recent Portraits, Oriel Celfi, Swansea (supported by ACW) 2011 Portraits and nudes, Waterloo Gardens Teahouse, Cardiff 2013 Portraits of Musicians, Swn Festival, Cardiff 2014 Portraits of Performers, MoMA Wales, Machynlleth 2014 Portraits of Performers, Penarth Pier Pavillion, Penarth Selected Group Exhibitions 1992 Art Parcels, Frost and Reed Gallery, London 2000 Group show, Blenheim Studios, London 2002 Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London 2003 Summer Exhibition, Alexander Llewellyn Gallery, London 2006/13 Welsh Artist of the Year exhibition, St David’s Hall, Cardiff 2006-14 Various summer exhibitions, etc, including: The Albany Gallery, Cardiff St David’s Hall, Cardiff Denise Yapp, Monmouth Oriel Tri, Penarth The Attic Gallery, Swansea The Dairy, Cardiff The Washington Gallery, Penarth Personal Statement After studying painting in London I spent a lot of time in Greece, Turkey and Italy, where I drew a great deal and was able to develop further my interest in Classical and Renaissance painting and sculpture. Returning to the UK in the mid-90s, I joined several South London life drawing groups, met a number of inspiring painters and models, and began working almost exclusively from the figure. Since moving to South Wales in 2003 I have worked from life in my studio in Barry. Although primarily interested in the nude, I consider portraiture to be an increasingly important aspect of my work. I try to reflect the characters, ideas and moods of my models in the pictures I make, as well as impart something of the stillness and silence that working from life involves. | |||||
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